Our first honey extraction (June 16, 2020)

We brought 3 hive frames home, leaving 15 frames to ensure the bees have food during the long, hot summer. The cells capped in white wax contain cured honey.

Very sticky project to uncap the honey cells.  

Centrifugal force is used to extract the uncapped honey from the frames.

The last step before bottling the honey is to strain out the wax.  We'll wash the wax and melt it to make lip balm, candles, maybe other things.